Rubin Makes Short Work of Fourteenth Seed

While the air grew chilly on Stadium Court on Monday night at the La Costa Resort and Spa, Chanda Rubin’s game heated up.

In the last match of the night session, Rubin easily defeated 14th seeded Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi of Israel, 6-0, 6-3 in 53 minutes in a first-round Acura Classic match.

With the temperature dropping in Carlsbad, Rubin won the first set at love in 20 minutes and would go on to build a 4-2 lead in the second set.

The American, who is ranked 23 in the world, went on to break Smashnova-Pistolesi at 5-3 to seal the match.

Rubin advances to the second round where she will play Croatia’s Jelena Kostanic.

• Rubin is making her 10th Acura Classic appearance. Her best result was a quarterfinal finish last year.
• Rubin now leads Smashnova-Pistolesi 6-2 in career head-to-head meetings.
• Rubin improves her 2004 match record to 11-6.
• Rubin is a three-time quarterfinalist at Roland Garros.
• Smashnova-Pistolesi was making her second Acura Classic appearance. She was a quarterfinalist in 2002.
• Smashnova-Pistolesi is ranked 17 in the world.
• Smashnova-Pistolesi has won nine career WTA Tour singles titles.
• Smashnova-Pistolesi’s 2004 match record falls to 26-18.
  

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